Missionary Mom's Journal

Thank you mom

2009-12-11T20:20:00.000-08:00

Tonight we had a Christmas ladies meeting at our house! We had some fun games, but I really enjoyed the part that we made sugar cookies. None of the ladies had ever made sugar cookies cutting out the figures and decorating them. It was a lot of fun watching them decorate them. I love making memories. I'm so thankful that my mom made many memories with me. One of those was making sugar cookies every Christmas! Thank you mom for all the wonderful memories you made with me!

Hey who just took a picture of me?

2009-11-15T19:22:00.000-08:00

i love this picture. it isn't the clearest but I love titus' look in this picture he is with his Tio Coco

Wow time has flown by!

2009-11-13T13:52:00.000-08:00

Well when I started this blog it was with all intentions of keeping up with it, but since Titus has been born things have been super hectic. Titus is now 6 months old and sitting up and almost crawling. Grace is reading in English and Spanish! It is so amazing to see her read in both languages. She is doing so well in school. And Taylor, well she is as always Taylor. The latest episode is that she painted the rug in our bedroom and the bed with face paint. She did all of this in about 5 min. Don't get me wrong she is very sweet and this has actually been the first thing she has done like this for a long time.

So, this is an update and start of me getting back on my blog!! Hopefully, I can do a little bit better at keeping up now!

it's been a long time

2009-05-08T14:45:00.000-07:00

Well, I know it's been a long time since I've been on my blog, but since I last posted something a lot has gone on. We finished our family conference and Titus was born, mine and Kevin's moms visited us and Titus is now one month old. Things have calmed down a little bit so hopefully I'll be on here blogging more!

Random shots

2009-03-28T13:56:00.000-07:00

Just thought I'd post a few shots of grace and taylor and our conference.

Thank you to my babies!

2009-03-19T07:20:00.000-07:00

I'm sure that my girls will probably never see this blog but I just wanted to say thank you to Grace and Taylor! I was so proud of them on Tuesday night we were getting ready for our family conference, cleaning the church, practicing music, ect.... Both girls literally cleaned for 3 hours. They helped sweep, clean the nursery, the bathrooms and the seats! Neither one of them complained. We got home at 11pm and they both got a bath and went to bed. I'm an adult and I was about to fall over I can't imagine being 5 and 3 and doing all of that and still be happy! So, thank you to my two babies! You are so precious to me!

Great food, Great time, Wonderful Friends

2009-03-16T19:54:00.000-07:00

Living in another country, especially where they speak another language, can sometimes leave you really missing home. Thankfully, here in Bolivia, the Lord has given me some great English speaking friends. Some are from the United States, some are from Canada and some are from Europe. Well, these wonderful friends gave me a baby shower two weeks ago. We had a great time of fellowship, wonderful food, fun opening gifts, and of course time to "practice" our English lol! Thank you to all my wonderful friends!!!

Days Gone By!

2009-03-14T19:25:00.000-07:00

washing dishes just one of the many jobs, and the water fights we got into were so fun!

Me in the second picture in the white T-shirt

the gang outside the canteen!

I worked a the best summer camp for three summers of my life. I can honestly say that those three summers were some of the best times of my life! It was a lot of work but so much fun. I will never forget the people I worked with and made great friends with. Keep in mind that I was 17 in these pictures! It is crazy to think that 12 years have passed by.

A little bit of paint, a few brushes and strokes, and this is what you get!

2009-02-24T14:42:00.000-08:00

Well, after several weeks of painting, drawing, and more painting we have finally finished the baby's room. I'd like to thank my husband for all his hard work in painting and my friend jennie for drawing everything. I'm so excited because this is the first time that I have been able to do a nursery for any of our children. When Grace was born we lived in a one bedroom apartment, so no decorating there, and when Taylor was born we were just 4 months away from leaving Peru, so I didn't do too much in her room. So, this was a huge task but I really think that Titus will like his room at least his mommy does! I'm still waiting on the curtains so, when we get them up and the crib ready I'll put more pictures up. Let me know what you think!!

Surprise!

2009-02-22T18:43:00.000-08:00

This past saturday we had a work day at our "new" church building. We were all there painting, cleaning, the guys were fixing holes in the roof and all kinds of things. So, we worked all morning, went to lunch, and then were supposed to be back to at the church around 4pm. So, I didn't have any make up on and was wearing an old t-shirt with a bleach stain on it. Needless to say, I didn't look very pretty. Well, when we got back to the church at 4pm and opened the door everyone screamed surprise! the church gave us a baby shower for Titus! Kevin and I had a ton of fun. They had planned great games and actually it was with couples so men and women were there. The last game I felt so bad for Kevin. I had to pick up the gifts and guess what it was if i guessed right I had to put makeup on the person that brought the gift, if i guessed wrong I had to put makeup on Kevin!!! So, the pictures with him in makeup is because of that, not because he hasn't gone crazy!! It was a lot of fun here are some pictures!

Memories

2009-02-16T07:08:00.000-08:00

This a picture of grace around the age of one with a friend of ours Favi in Arequipa Peru. Wasn't she so cute!

Who needs Pizza Hut?

2009-02-06T15:38:00.000-08:00

Last Friday the girls and I made a pizza together. I cut everything and the girls put everything on. Can I just say I have two little Martha's living with us!

About my Father's business

2009-01-31T18:00:00.000-08:00

Since we have gotten back from the United States my girls have been asking when are we going back. The other day in the car Taylor was talking and talking like she always does. She began to ask me about when we were going to see Grandma again. I said well, it will be a while. She said oh yes mommy we have to stay here in our house and work for Jesus! To me that is just amazing that a 3 year old could grasp that. I had told our girls before that we were here to serve Jesus and work for Him, but never did I think that they would understand that fully. I do miss our families and the United States, but I am thankful that we are here to serve our Lord and Saviour.

Let's Ponder!

2009-01-26T16:08:00.000-08:00

I have always loved the verse in the Bible that says that Mary pondered all of these things in her heart. As a mother, I want to remember or ponder on all the things that my children do or say. I know that some days are better than others, but even the not so good days are days that we can glean something from. I never want to forget the days that they make me laugh and we make great memories together. Anyways, just thought I'd share something from my heart. Even when you have a difficult day don't forget to ponder. Our children grow up so fast!

I live with a Genius!

2009-01-23T17:48:00.000-08:00

Here for motorcycle they use the word moto. Yesterday, we went to the grocery store and Taylor and I were in the car waiting for Kevin to come out. All of the sudden, Taylor says Mo To uhhh mommy that says Moto. I looked and there was a sign with the word Moto written on it. I was so shocked my 3 year old sounded out the word Moto! I know I'm her mommy but I still say that I live with a Genius!!!

Baby Shower Time!

2009-01-19T14:35:00.000-08:00

My husband and sister in law and mother in law planned a baby shower for me at our church. It was a surprise and I'm so thankful to my husband, sister in law, mother in law, and church folks for the shower. They also surprised me and invited my mom and Kevin's niece. We got so many cute things here are just a few and a picture of the cute cake.

Seeing 3 D

2009-01-15T11:32:00.000-08:00

We were able to get a 3D ultra sound two weeks ago thanks to my mother-in-law! They are a little hard to see but here they are. The first one is a side profile, and the second one is looking at his face you can see his two eyes nose and he is smiling. How cute!

The Big Bad Bolf!

2008-12-11T18:55:00.000-08:00

Taylor said the cutest thing the other day. She went outside to help me water and lately she has kept telling me that there is a wolf outside, or as she calls it the big bad bolf. Well, she started talking about this wolf while we were out watering. Our neighbors are doing construction on their house so there is lots of noise going on all the time. All of the sudden, one of the construction workers started snorting and it did sound like some kind of animal, Taylor screams mommy there's the big bad bolf. haha!!! I guess she was right it did sound like wolf. I just love kids imagination.

The New Santa Clause!

2008-12-05T15:50:00.001-08:00

I bought some stuff that looks like snow to put on my mantel. Yesterday Taylor came out into the Kitchen like this and said HO HO HO I'm Santa Clause mommy! I'm so excited I have santa clause living with me.

What's a Mother to do?

2008-12-04T18:58:00.000-08:00

We had a terrible scare yesterday. I took grace and taylor to a birthday party right when we were getting ready to leave I heard Taylor scream, when I turned around all I saw was her running towards me with blood running down her face. I'm still not for sure what happened except that she got hurt on a swing. I had to take her to the emergency room and she needed stitches, but because the cut was right underneath her eye they didn't want to put stitches so they cleaned it well and then put about 5 butterfly Band-Aids on there. The worst part was that she had a huge knot on her head also. I have never seen a knot that big, and when we got home she started throwing up. I thought that we would have to go back to the hospital, but i really started praying. I had her laying on me and she was so out of it and wouldn't talk or anything, all of the sudden the baby started kicking and she could feel him. She immediately set up and started saying mommy I can feel the baby. She totally came too and started talking and wanting to play.

Here are some pictures of how she looked yesterday and today. I'm praise the Lord that He protected her.

Decorating for Christmas

2008-11-25T17:34:00.000-08:00

Mother's Classes!

2008-11-25T17:07:00.000-08:00

Last week we were able to have classes for ladies who are expecting and new mothers. A friend of mine at church here is a nutritionist and she taught on how you should eat before durning and after the pregnancy. She also taught on exercise, vaccinations, and many other things.

I was able to teach on how the baby grows, how to change a diaper, how to bathe a baby, and many other things.

The Lord really blessed we had 18 the first night with 4 first time visitors and 23 the second night with 2 visitors. It was a lot of work but I really enjoyed it!

Mother's Classes!

2008-11-25T17:03:00.000-08:00

We are so excited to announce...

2008-11-24T11:29:00.000-08:00

Well Friday proved to be a very interesting day. First of all I went to a breakfast birthday party and a friend of mine who used the same doctor as I am told me that the man who does the ultra sound does not try very hard to see what the baby is. I was disappointed to find that out but I had an appointment so I went. The man didn't even try at all. Thankfully, my friend found this little whole in the wall place that does great ultra sounds. So Kevin and I went there Friday evening. We walked in I told the doctor that We wanted to know what we are having within 30 sec. he told us!!!! Needless to say we are very excited and trying to pick out a name!

Alacran

2008-11-07T18:05:00.000-08:00

Today our neighbors called my cell phone. I was scared because I thought something happened in our house. Come to find out an alacran bit their son. What is an alacran? They are kinda of like scorpions. Where we live we find them all the time in our house. Most of them are not poisonous but when they bite it really hurts. Some people run really high fevers and are in a lots of pain. Come to find out our neighbor was calling me to find out what to do for his son. Why? Because one bit Taylor a few months ago. It was awful for me. I think I cried more than Taylor. After taking an allergy medicine she was fine.

We have to be really careful because they like any clothing or sheets that are white or light colored, or they like to stay in shoes. Thankfully our neighbor boy is ok.

The really funny thing is that a lot of our neighbors and people at church call me when they are sick to see what they need. Maybe I should have studied nursing haha!

Why do bad things happen?

2008-11-07T17:28:00.000-08:00

I have a friend who is a missionary in Africa. When she was 7 months pregnant she got Malaria. How scary! Well, when we were in peru and I was pregnant with Taylor I got chicken pox. Now you tell me who gets chicken pox at the age of 25 and when they are pregnant? Not too many people. I can say it was one of the worst times of my life. Not only did I have morning sickness, I had chicken pox all over me. On top of that, I was in another country having to speak spanish.

At the time I really didn't understand why God would allow that to happen to me and mainly my baby. I was told that usually what happens is that the baby's brain stops growing and that Taylor could be born dead, if not that she could be born deaf or blind. You try not to worry but how can you not. I praise the Lord that Taylor was born perfect. She is one of the smartest children I have ever met.

Now after my friend wrote me about having malaria and being worried about her baby I know why I had chicken pox. I was able to tell her that the Lord does preform miracles and that He protects even the unborn child. Her baby will be born in December, and I'm praying that her child will be healthy.

Sometimes we can't understand why things happen at that time but I have been able to share my story with lots of new mothers to encourage them. Although, I thought it was the worst thing ever in my life the Lord has taught me that it has been an actual blessing to be able to help others, and learn to trust more in my Lord.

My Little Engineer

2008-11-06T09:51:00.000-08:00

Grace and I were doing art yesterday. This is what she did and she told me that this is her roller coaster! I thought that was pretty smart. Of course she is my child haha!!

Funny Faces

2008-11-06T09:37:00.000-08:00

As you can see this is our girls at their best! We had a fun day on Monday just being silly

So Slow

2008-11-03T15:46:00.000-08:00

I know I know I'm the last person to get a blog up but I'm finally on it!